ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 190.
PAGE FITE.
A RECORD BREAKING OFFER
To clean them up la t buny, we offer si mtrfelotwly low price
FANCY CLUSTER RAISINS
Oue Hundred 20 uud 1om $2.75 value for $1.70.
Fifty A pound rirulr $ 1.20 vlue for 50c.
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DUNT KOUOET, tbst we're selling the largest tod best navel
orange la ths oily for the smallest leoe o( money.
KOSS, HIGGINiS & CO.
J00! GOOD OUIt 8PHCIALTT
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Local Brevities.
Don't fall to attend tho mstlnss at
lb Columbia theater this afternoon
commencing at t;SO.
County Clsrk Clinton yssterdsy
arnnlod a marriage license to Oocar
Johnson and Jessie Kttlott. both of
West port, Clatsop couty. ,
Final paper of oitlionohlp were
granted yesterday In the county oourt
to UJolmar Johnson, a native of Bind
on. , , " .
A wood oar wao run off tho traek
near tho Aatarla IHis Company's of
flro last night and for some hours
cars could not txt operated beyond tbs
sceno of tho accident.
Tho county oourt yssterdsy receiv
ed many reports from road supervisors
throufhout tho county, as to tho con-
tho probable repairs needed. .Ad
journment was taken until Wednesday,
when several contracts will bo award
ed. . . - - V. ; '
Tho sormon toploo at tho laptist
church tomorrow will bo: "Tho Bap-
tlsm of Jesus," and 'Tho Privilege of
tho Christian."
Ilermsn JMss are fulfilled,,, Mr. JVise
recently concoivod tho Idea of pub'
lisping, a pspepr for, tho. enterprising
order for' which lis u worthy preat-
'deruy and (ho pa par is -to g to press
this afternoon. It will bo of four five-
column paces and will be full of mat
tr interesting to Wul Eagles, Includ
ing reviews of tho work of the past
year.-.-. -
A spooisl vaudeville mstlnoo for the
benefit of school children will be given
at the Columbia theater at t: JO this
afternoon. , The price of admission
down stairs will be 20 cents; galler
ies 10 cents. Tho program will be
of unusual merit, and a large crowd
should bo out. ' '
The handball tournament at the
Commercial Club commences Monday
night. The members are manifesting
much Interest, and expect soon to os-
tend a challenge to the Uwaco team
Tho Indieatlons are that the ehargs
of bigamy, recently lodged against
Nelson Jones of this city, will bo drop
ped. Mr. Jones returned from Port
land last night, after having failed to
receive any summons to appear In
court.
The Attorla Eaglo will make ito bow
to the Astoria public this evening. If
dlilon of the various highways and the expectations of tho publisher, Mr.
4 More
of Wise's customers
will go to St. Louis
World's Fair..
Next Drawing in July.
SAW
your sales slips
money by trading at
WISE'vS :i
January Clearance iSiJLE
now in full blast.
H
' y The Reliable Clothier
and Hatter.
.
Wise
Rshsarsats for the library esntats
are being held almost dally, and the
Indies snd gentlemen who are to take
part are highly pleased with the work
of Instructor Robinson. By all who
huve seen the rehearsuls the cantata
Is pronounced completely sucessful
and that It will be tho most Interest
ing local event ever held Is the opin
ion generally shared.
tines their late experience without
tho customary morning dally, the re
appearance of The Astorian as a
morning publication has won from the
cltlsens of tho city universal expreo
sjons of hearty approval. That their
appreciation of the present excellent
news service Is being shown by a rap
idly Increasing circulation is quite
as It should be.
The storm whloh raged yestsrdsy
afternoon and lust night was the worst
the uresent winter seaaon.
the present wlnterthe present winter.
The wind blew a gale last evening, and
the downpour was so heavy the streets
were almost deserted. Early In the
evening the gale made matters ex
tremely disagreeable for pedestrians.
but toward midnight the wind quieted
down and the stars came out.
A Portland mill man estimates the
dully output of Portland mills at 1,
200,000 feet, and of that of the whole
Columbia river at 1,500,000. If Port
land mills are regarded by the gentle
man as Columbia river Institutions e
distinction usually given by Portland
to her enterprises he estimate Is s
wonderfully wild one. Doubtless the
mill man means to place the Portland
mills In a class by themselves,
BEAUTIFUL
PORTIERES AND RUGS
OUR RUG UNE. ;
WILTON AXMINISTER
BRUSSELS CREX
SMYRNA JUTE
. lit all slaci up to 0x12 ' ' -'
Let us bIiow you just what those beautiful tapestries nre.
CHARLES HEILBORN & SON
ASTORIA'S LEADING HOUSEFURNISHERS
Every thing tot the home.' ' Ask to sea our Jewell ranges.
The stesmer Miler yesterday brought
up from the wreck of the Italian bark
Cavour two tons of copper sheeting,
which wns recovered from the bottom
of the lllfiited vessel. The copper be
longs to the Astoria Lumber Company
which bought the wreck for a lump
num. A considerable portion of the
lumber cargo of the wrecked vessel
has also been recovered and uaed In
the construction f of the company's
west end mill, which win soon be com
pleted. -, ;
The Leo tlsetrio Intel, whloh are
sold by the Owl drug store exclusive
ly and under guarantee for cure, are
not previously charged with electricity,
but accomplish their wonderful cures
by the natural current generated by
the acid fluids Of the body, acting on
the positive and negative poles of the
battery formed by the sine plate In
one heel and the copper plate in the
other. See them in the window. Ask
for a descriptive booklet telling of the
marvelous cures of rheumatism.
The funorsl 'of the 1st Clifton R
Thomson will be held this morning.
Services are to be conducted at the
residence at 10:30 o'clock by Rev.
William Seymour Short, of Grace
church. The body will be taken from
the home to the railroad depot and
whipped by trnln to Ocean View cem
etery, where the Interment will be held
The services at the residence will be
public, but at the grave private ser
vices will be held. A committee from
the bnr nsHoclntlon will omclnte
pall bearers. . , ,
destination.. Only one .week later Jtu
British bark Whlstlebank sailed from
Antwerp and consequently should have
been hero more than a month ago. It
Is generally believed that both vesseb
are experiencing stormy voyages, and
for this 'reason they have been una
voidably delayed.) They are supposed
to be somewhere between Capo Horn
and tho mouth of tho Columbia, and
the recent heavy gafes very likely
proved an advantage to them by drlv
them up tho const at a very lively
speed. The La Fontaine lost a good
charter by not arriving before January
Superintendent Gardner has novel
scheme for keeping runaway boys at
the Boys and Olrls home at Port
land. It is nothing mors or less than
to dress the young fugitives in girls
clothes. Last fall Osmond Helse wu
rigged up as a girl and was dubbed
"Daisy." This was humiliating it
"Daisy," but it prevented him from
running away. On one occasion he
was slmost adopted for a girl, but the
mistake was discovered in time. An
other runaway is now In female attire
at the home and is known to the otbei
boys as "Carrie." If Helse. the II-year-old
horse theif. Is sent back tc
the home, he will be paired off with
"Carrie," and "Daisy" will play wttt
"Carrie."
The morning pspsr is tho Journsl
that is read, and the paper which you
are giving to the people of Astoria is
by long odds the best ever published
In the city, or any other city of 18,
000 that I ever heard of. Its makeup
Is excellent, and from the general ex
p reunion of Astorlans I am satisfied
that it is regarded as even more than
could reasonably be expected.' An
advertisement In it Is worth much
nore to me than an advertisement In
an evening publication,. Indicating that
the morning paper is popular with the
oeoole. Astoria should be proud of
The Astorian, for it is truly a great
newspaper." Manager Bellg, of Fh
era, to an Astorian reporter.
At yestordsy's seesion of ths oounty
court an order was made levying
poll tax of S3 on all men between the
nges of 21 and 50. The contract for
boarding count yprlaoners was award
ed to the New Style restaurant, for
19 1-3 cents per meal, while the Dally
News was given the contract for print
ing 2000 poll tax receipts. Clerk
Clinton was Instructed to communi
cate with, the various county clerks
of Oregon and Washington and determ
Ine the cost of maintaining the county
poor in each. ' '
Several sailing vsssels en route tc
this port are making unusually long
passages. Two of them are coming
from Antwerp with cargo, and had
they made average time should have
reached the mouth of the river some
lme ago. The average passage from
Antwerp is 140 days, but the French
bark, La Fontaine sailed from there
July 12. Henoe she has been out 185
days, and still no, advices have been
received as to how close she is to he:
The body of tho lats John Hauke
was brought down from West port last
night and Is now at the undertaking
parlors of Coroner JVM. Three broth
ers, Christ, Adolph. and Alfred Hauke
acompanled the body and they are now
In the city. Tho funra will be held
some time Sunday and the Interment
will be In Greenwood cemetery. rMr
Hauke was the nephew of ErickHauke,
the well-known merchant of the east
end. Judging from report Ahe dock
st Westport Is (very dangerous after
night, a shadow casting in such a way
as to deceive distances. An accident oc
cut-red there yesterday that all but
resulted fatally, a resident walking
Into the river under almost the same
conditions that caused the death of
Mr.' Hauke. He was rescued after
being In the water for a few' moments
,!' '-v '4
Ths cost of operating ths bar dredge
Chinook Is about $400 dolly, or 111
000 per month, according to an auth
oritative statement.' The salary of the
master of the vessel is 1350, that of
the chief engineer 3175, and othsr mem
bera of the crew are paid proportion
ately good wages. The sailors receive
from ft0 to 350. In all there are 90
men aboard the big vessel, and her
dally expense for provisions Is very
heavy. At of he money is expended
In Astoria. An officer of the Chinook
expresses the opinion that her oper
ations will play havoc with the crab
supply.' Every time the dredge takes
up 4000 tons of sand from the bar
large numbers of crabs and founders
are drawn up through the suction
pumps. The crabs are of all sixes
ranging from the younger ones
to large fellowa weighing four or Ave
pounds. The crew is thus bountlfuly
supplied with shellfish and flounders
H. E. Henderson, vice-president o
the Eastern and Western Lumber Com
pany, of Portland, believes a far east
ern war would ruin the limber trade
trade of the Columbia. Discussing the
matter Mr. Henderson said: "Such
a war would put a stop to all lumber
shipments from Portland to China and
Japan and to Siberia, and as this trade
forma a large portion of the exports!
the lack of demand would cause a sua
pension In the manufacture of lumber
to that extent. If "Russia and Japan
get to fighting, the war will probably
be a long and bitter one. Japan has
been underestimated "and she would
give Bussla all that she could do "at
sea, and In fact all the Russian ports
on the Pacific would be practically!
closed to commerce In a short time
Beside this, Japanese soldiers would
destloy the Siberian railroad and thus
prevent .Russia from recruiting her
Siberian forces from the St. Peters
burg side. I belleye that Japan cotjld
bring Russia to terms single-handed
and without the assistance of any of
the other powers, but it would take
time, and In the interim our Pacific
coast lumber interests would suffer
very much. We would feel it the more
because the demand for lumber from
January
Clearance
AND
Mark Down 5ale
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These Are Sample
Prices
Regular tl.25acd fl.90 Wrappers yoarA
choice this week for only ."c
One lot Children's dresses that sold for
7Se, 98c and 31 25 your choice this j
week lor , oc
Men's emits that Save been telliog at
f 12 JS0, 15 tod f 17 SO your choice tn es
this week
Boy's Ruita ibat have been selling, at f
32.75, 33, and 1825, your choice At qc
for this week V'VJ
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THEY ARRIVED TOO LATE
FOF THE HOLIDAY TRADE
So we will sell at great reductions a fine assortment of elegant
Couches Morris Chairs Rockers
They most ro. Call and see them.
ZAPF, The House FuisKer.
the eastern states has fallen off con
siderably of late, and so the bulk of our
trade is by the sea," , ,
N A Costly Mistake.
Blunders are sometimes ery ' expen
sive. Occaslonaly life Itself is the pride
of a mistake, but you'll never be wrong
If you take Dr. King's New Life Pills
for dyspepsia, dlsslness, headache, liver
of bowel troubles. They are gentle yet
thorough. 25c, at Chaa. Rogers' drug:
Store. ' "